Top 5 athletes of all time

[deft0nes]

It's hard to say, objectively, considering every sport is different and requires different skills/talents. You could easily do a "top 5 runners of all time" easy, but "athletes" can mean a lot of things. It's a bit subjective/interest based. For example, I appreciate NHL more than any other major team sport, so Gretzky is #1 for me. Likewise, I'm really into skateboarding so why can't Rodney Mullen be in the conversation? The man invented so many tricks including the kickflip and was years ahead of his time.



IMO, in no particular order:

Michael Jordan
Muhammad Ali
Wayne Gretzky
Roger Federer
Usain Bolt

honorable mentions: Michael Phelps, Tiger Woods, Tom Brady, Nyjah Huston

[Retoaded]

No Bruce Jenner? You absolute fukking bigots.

[envied09]

a shame they put all household names on there.... sparks zero curiosity -- they could have made that list way more engaging (and accurate).

[jimbob007]

gay

Nothing gay about Cricket or Jonty-a two sports superstar.

[Workout4ever]

It really depends how you want to define athlete, if in terms of accomplishments, athletic ability, etc.

and then you have to take into account the bias in ones preferred sports and the difficulty levels when comparing them

[Ravishing_Rick]

tom brady shouldnt be on there
also Ali

sugar ray robinson
mayweather
bo jackson
anderson silva

[ChaliHo]

It's hard to say, objectively, considering every sport is different and requires different skills/talents. You could easily do a "top 5 runners of all time" easy, but "athletes" can mean a lot of things. It's a bit subjective/interest based. For example, I appreciate NHL more than any other major team sport, so Gretzky is #1 for me. Likewise, I'm really into skateboarding so why can't Rodney Mullen be in the conversation? The man invented so many tricks including the kickflip and was years ahead of his time.



IMO, in no particular order:

Michael Jordan
Muhammad Ali
Wayne Gretzky
Roger Federer
Usain Bolt

honorable mentions: Michael Phelps, Tiger Woods, Tom Brady, Nyjah Huston

Nyjah Huston choked in the Olympics he doesnt belong, if he won Gold it would be different story

[RiceBrah93]

American athletes*. Americans are so dumb and ignorant and arrogant that they think they're the only country on earth.

[Tom Ricci]

My 2 cents

1. Bo Jackson

2. Michael Jordan

3. Jim Thorpe

4. Eric Dickerson

5. Magic Johnson

I think everyone who posts here can run faster than Tom Brady. Still the GOAT QB though